The Solid Waste Division of the Hanover County Department of Public Works maintains six solid waste service convenience centers where residents may dispose of household waste and recyclable items, as well as the transfer station off U.S. Rt. 301. The solid waste convenience centers are available for household refuse only and are not to be used by businesses. No fee is charged to Hanover residents for waste disposal or recycling. Construction and demolition waste is accepted only at the transfer station and is subject to a charge.
All solid waste convenience centers are open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. every day of the week: Courthouse Rt. 301, Beaverdam, Doswell, Elmont, Mechanicsville and Montpelier ( view locations and maps). The convenience centers are closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Lee-Jackson Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The Transfer Station/Landfill at Rt. 301 is open to the public from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. each day except for Sundays, when it is closed. The Transfer Station/Landfill at Rt. 301 will be closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. It closes at noon on Christmas Eve.
For more information, please call the Department of Public Works at 804-365-6181.
Loose leaves and grass as well as brush under four-inches in diameter, and under six feet in length, may be disposed of at two sites: the Route 301 Landfill Yard Waste Area (open 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. except for Sunday) and the Mechanicsville Solid Waste Convenience Center (7 a.m.-7 p.m. every day). The Route 301 Transfer Station/Landfill Yard Waste Area is past the Convenience Center.
Loose leaves and grass (not brush) can be disposed of at the Route 301 Solid Waste Convenience Center and the Elmont Solid Waste Convenience Center.
Brush is ground into mulch, which is free to the public, while leaves and grass are composted. At all other centers, brush must be smaller than four inches in diameter and shorter than four feet in length and must comply with the standards specified in the rules and regulations. Trees and stumps are not accepted at any convenience center.
White goods containing Freon can be recycled at all locations. Bulky items as defined by the rules and regulations must be dumped in compactors or the large roll-off containers provided at all six stations as directed. All household refuse must be placed in compactors and not placed on the ground. Laws against scavenging are enforced. Hot ashes may not be placed in containers; ashes must be extinguished first and wet.
Bricks, cinderblocks and similar materials
Inert materials such as used bricks, cinderblocks and similar materials are available behind the Rt. 301 Transfer Station for citizens to remove for their own uses.
The material is free to haul away if you can load it manually yourself. If you need the County to load the material, the cost will be $2 per cubic yard and it will be dumped by loader into the vehicle bed with a minimum of five cubic yards.
The Rt. 301 Transfer Station is open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday except for holidays.
Recycling for glass bottles and jars, aluminum cans, mixed paper (including newspapers/magazines), corrugated paper, metal cans and used automobile batteries is available at all solid waste convenience centers. Aluminum cans, aluminum foil, #1 and #2 narrow-neck plastic bottles, steel food and beverage cans, and glass bottles and jars can all be placed together. Remember to remove and discard the caps and lids of all bottles and jars and rinse all containers.
Clear, Green/light blue and brown glass bottles and jars
Steel, tin, aluminum cans and foil
Plastic soda, detergent and shampoo bottles, milk and juice jugs, and other narrow-necked bottles.
Place paper in paper grocery bags.
Place textiles in plastic bags.
Used motor oil, used residential oil filters and used anti-freeze are accepted at all convenience centers, with a limit of five gallons per visit. Auto batteries and propane tanks (up to 20 pounds) are also accepted at all locations.
All of the convenience centers have collection containers for Category 1 and 2 materials as listed below:
Latex, vinyl and acrylic paints are no longer handled as special waste but should be disposed of in the normal trash if the free liquids are absorbed. An absorbent is available at all County convenience centers for no charge. Citizens can also use cat litter or sawdust to absorb the liquid.
Residents can also drop off or pick up reusable items such as books, bikes, wagons, strollers and wooden furniture at all convenience centers. Lawnmowers can also be left here for recycling, but please drain its fluids first.
Electronic waste (e-waste) is accepted at the Rt. 301 Transfer Station. There is a $7 charge for televisions. All other electronics (anything with a plug) are accepted at no cost from Hanover County residents. Normal tipping fees plus the charge apply to businesses. Compact fluorescent light bulbs are charged at a rate of 25 cents apiece. Some local home improvement centers recycle compact fluorescent light bulbs at no charge. For more information call the Department of Public Works at 804-365-6181. There may also be special e-waste events in the area; check the County’s web site for announcements.
Household hazardous waste is accepted at an annual event. Items such as pesticides, herbicides and corrosives will be accepted for a nominal charge.
Tipping fees at the landfill are $1.75 for a car-sized tire (no greater than 16-inch rims) and $8 for tires greater than 16 inches but less than 25 inches. The County does not accept tires with a rim of greater than 25 inches. Bulk tires are $130 per ton. Commercial appliances are $15 apiece. Credit cards as well as checks are accepted for payment at the landfill.
Construction and demolition waste is $50 per ton. All commercial waste is $50 per ton.
Hanover participates in the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority's (Leaving This Site) recycling program.
Pamphlets about Hanover's solid waste services and recycling are available at all County solid waste convenience centers and at the Public Works Department at the County government complex.
For more information, contact the Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Services, at 804-365-6158.
Ashland Refuse Collection
The Town of Ashland (Leaving This Site) provides pick up for single-family residential trash. It is picked up once a week. If you are a Town resident and have a question or complaint about refuse collection, you may call the Town offices at (804)798-9219. Town crews also pick up yard brush and grass clippings if the clippings are placed in biodegradable paper bags. Town leaders encourage residents to compost yard waste whenever possible.
Backyard composting is a good option for leaves and grass.
The Central Virginia Waste Management Authority now has discounted backyard compost bins available. Please help keep Hanover’s environment and drainage infrastructure safe by responsibly disposing of leaves, grass clippings, wood and other yard waste.
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When available, mulch is free at all of Hanover County's solid waste service convenience centers. We recommend that citizens bring a pitchfork or manure fork. You can call 804-365-6181 to make sure that mulch is still available before going to a convenience center.
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